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Insurance
Specialized investment bankers at the intersection of finance and technology
QUARTERLY DEALS& MARKET ROUNDUP
Benefits Administrators
Data & Analytics Solutions
Insurance Brokers
Multi-Line Insurance
Online Information Providers
Property & Casualty Insurance
P&C Specialty
Software Solutions
Title Insurance
Traditional / Life Insurance
March 2018
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This quarter’s Insurance roundup discusses the following key developments:
Highlights
INSURERS ARE LEVERAGING BLOCKCHAIN TECHNOLOGY TO ADDRESS THE AGE-
OLD TRUST ISSUE
LEGACY CARRIERS CAN NOW RENT ON-DEMAND PLATFORMS
ASIAN MESSAGING AND E-COMMERCE GIANTS ENTER INSURANCE
AN IMPROVING BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AND NEED TO STREAMLINE OPERATIONS IS
BOOSTING DEAL ACTIVITY
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ABOUT ECP
Evolve Capital Partners (ECP) is a specialized investment bank focused on businesses serving industries
at the intersection of finance and technology.
We are dedicated investment bankers focused on evolving industries, and we support sustainable growth
through transformational M&A / financing transactions.
ECP is a dedicated, creative, and fully independent investment bank that advises private and public
companies on merger, divestiture and acquisition transactions, and capital raising through private
placements.
We also provide structured financial advisory services — our investment banking practice provides a
comprehensive suite of solutions to businesses.
With over 30 engagements executed by its leaders, Evolve Capital Partners has served as a proud
partner, bringing renewed value to companies at the intersection of finance and technology.
We were founded in 2012 and are based in New York, NY.
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Our Clients Investment Banking Advisory
Corporations VC & PE Backed
Companies M&A
Capital Raises and Asset
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Management
Teams
Independent
Directors / Boards
Strategic
Alliances
Financial Restructuring
Industry Focus
Finance and Technology Firms
BPO Specialty Finance Payments Securities
IoT Enterprise Software Lending Financial Services
B2B Analytics InsuranceTech Financial Management
Overview of Evolve Capital Partners
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Capabilities
M&A Advisory
Sales / Recaps
Acquisitions
Divestiture
Strategic Advisory
Financing
Private Placements
Debt Capital
Restructuring
Payments Bank Technology
Solutions
BPO
Data & Analytics / IoT
Healthcare Tech
Financial Management
Solutions
Specialty Finance /
Alternative Lending
Securities
Insurance
We Focus Exclusively on Finance and Technology Related Firms
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1. Market Summary
A. Multiples and Margins – All Sectors
B. Multiples and Margins – Insurance
C. Stock Comparables – Insurance
2. Market Updates
A. Recent Updates
B. Key Initiatives by Leading Insurance Companies
3. Deal Activity
A. Overview
B. M&A Transaction Activity Summary
C. Key M&A Deal Profiles
D. Financing Transaction Activity Summary
E. Key Financing Deal Profiles
4. IPO Activity Summary
5. Select Wall Street Research & Commentary
Contents
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Market Summary
Industry Stock Market Performance of ECP Sector Coverage
Source: Capital IQ and market data as of March 2, 2018
Last 12 Months
Last 3 Years
Healthcare Tech
Payments
Data & Analytics / IoT
Financial Management Solutions
Bank Technology Solutions
Securities
Insurance
BPO
Specialty Finance / Alternative Lending
Payments
Healthcare Tech
Financial Management Solutions
BPO
Bank Technology Solutions
Data & Analytics / IoT
Securities
Insurance
Specialty Finance / Alternative Lending
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Multiples & Margins – All Sectors
Industry-wide Multiples and Margins
Source: Capital IQ and market data as of March 2, 2018
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Multiples & Margins – Insurance
Sub-sector Multiples and Margins
Source: Capital IQ and market data as of March 2, 2018
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Stock Comparables – Insurance
Source: Capital IQ
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Stock Comparables – Insurance Sub-Sectors
Source: Capital IQ
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Stock Comparables – Insurance Sub-Sectors
Source: Capital IQ
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Stock Comparables – Insurance Sub-Sectors
Source: Capital IQ
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Recent Updates
Blockchain-based smart contracts hold the promise of
eliminating the age-old trust deficit that customers have in their
insurers. Carriers are replacing traditional insurance contracts
with smart contracts that are built on blockchain. These digital
and self-executing contracts eliminate the need for insurers’
excessive intervention. They can independently calculate
premiums based on predefined parameters, register the
insured and settle claims. Since the policy terms are available
over the distributed ledger, adjusters can quickly make more
informed decisions and the insured get compensated quickly,
even when they are separated by great distances.
Established insurers, as well as young insurance
businesses, are flocking in to harness the benefits of
blockchain-powered smart contracts. Insurepal, for
example, is using blockchain-based contracts to bring out
the essence of trust in a smart, digital way. It is building a
self-adjusting, lean blockchain-based platform that aims
to lock in the trust of the peers through the ledger. This
pressure dissuades the insured from dangerous behavior,
resulting in a lower probability of an insurance event.
Insurers are leveraging blockchain technology to address the age-old trust issue
Legacy carriers that are aggressively pursuing their digital
reinvention campaigns through capital-intensive M&A and
strategic funding deals, now have a cost-efficient alternative. In
addition to partnering with technology startups, they can rent
their digital insurance platforms through Insurance Cloud
Services (ICS). ICS is a cloud-hosted, end-to-end, digital-first
platform designed and built to drive experimentation,
customization and deployment. It also supports APIs that
enable insurers to access high-quality data in real time to
conduct sophisticated analyses and offer data-driven value-
added services to their customers.
For young technology-driven digital insurance firms,
platform renting is a great way to diversify. It also offers
them the ideal strategic opportunity to partner with legacy
carriers and generate incremental revenue, instead of
competing with them. Cloud-based, on-demand insurer
Slice Labs is among the latest to make its platform
available for rent. It joined the platform renting brigade
soon after New York-based online insurer Lemonade
embarked on its platform outsourcing program in late
2017.
Legacy carriers can now rent on-demand platforms
Asian messaging and e-commerce giants enter insurance
Asian messaging and technology giants are swarming into
the insurance sector as strong economic growth and
increasing income levels are driving the demand for
insurance products in the region. This trend is especially
visible in young, urban Southeast Asian markets where
demand for insurance products has seen stronger growth
than most other major geographies.
There has been a flurry of messaging and e-commerce
companies entering insurance through partnerships and
acquisitions.
Rakuten, Japan’s largest e-commerce retailer, was seen
.
expanding its portfolio of financial services by acquiring
P&C insurer Asahi Fire & Marine. Similarly, in India,
Paytm Mall partnered with general insurance startup Digit
Insurance to offer smartphone insurance.
Leading players in the messaging space have also
broken into insurance. Japanese messaging company
Line announced its plans to provide cryptocurrency
insurance. Similarly, a Chinese messaging company
WeSure announced its plans to offer short-term health
insurance.
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Allstate is now a few months into its announced fraud detection partnership with insurtech Carpe Data in
November. The deal gives the carrier’s claims adjusters license to request on-demand background checks on
policyholders using publicly available information. Carpe Data then utilizes AI algorithms to scour social media
sites, public databases and news media outlets for proof of limited physical prowess or recent criminal activity.
Nationwide also partnered with Verisk Analytics to thwart policyholder fraud in January 2018. The agreement
enables the insurer to leverage Verisk’s Claims Director software to inspect first notice of loss information as it
comes in. Verisk’s technology suite gives clients access to a business intelligence dashboard, an interactive
prior loss timeline and a triage page.
Allianz and Visa launch mobile payment and loyalty app
Assurant forges partnership with rental software company
Legal & General reveals technology deal for on-demand product
Global risk-management provider Assurant has partnered with TenantCloud, a cloud-based rental accounting
software company. The partnership will allow landlords to protect their rentals by requiring tenants to have
renters’ insurance, while tenants will be able to secure coverage directly through the TenantCloud app. The
Assurant partnership will help tenants and landlords lower the risk of renting, which will save renters money
and lower costs for landlords.
Legal & General, in its bid to “transform” insurance, has partnered with an insurtech firm, Slice Labs. The
partnership aims to provide on-demand home-share insurance products. Customers who share their homes
on platforms such as Airbnb will be able to buy insurance without hassle, whenever they need it.
Through this partnership, Legal & General aims to use technology that has the potential to fundamentally
change the way people buy insurance. This proposition can be viewed as its strategy to continue transforming
insurance with data and technology-led solutions.
Allstate and Nationwide among insurers using public data sources in fraud detection
A mobile payment and loyalty app, the first of its kind in the insurance industry, was launched jointly by Allianz
and Visa. The app features built-in security technology pioneered by Visa that replaces sensitive payment
card information, enabling a payment to be processed without exposing actual account details. The app will
provide an innovative, integrated mobile solution which combines payments, spend tracking and enhanced
insurance services. It is expected to help customers make fast, safe and easy payments both online and
offline. The app is currently being tested in Italy with a sample of Allianz customers.
Key Initiatives by Leading Insurance Companies
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Highlighted M&A Transactions
Date Target Acquirer SectorImplied EV
($mm)
2/19/18 Multi-Line
InsuranceNA
2/7/18 P&C
Insurance$22
2/2/18 Software
SolutionsNA
1/11/18 Insurance
BrokersNA
Highlighted Financing Transactions
Date Company Key Investor(s) TypeAmount
($mm)
1/24/18 Series B $25
1/16/18 Series B $9
Deal Activity
▪ The Insurance sector witnessed a
promising quarter, with M&A
activity continuing unperturbed.
▪ US tax reform, rising interest rates,
healthy consumer confidence and
an abundance of capital aided
deal activity.
▪ Incumbents increasingly took the
inorganic route to streamline
operations with the objective of
rationalizing costs and focusing
exclusively on core activities.
▪ Deals volumes were also
supported by new categories of
buyers, such as sovereign wealth
funds eager to gain from the rise of
agile insurance software solution
providers.
The Insurance sector witnessed several big-ticket transactions as conditions for deal-making remained ripe. With factors such as
US tax reform, rising interest rates, healthy consumer confidence and an abundance of capital aiding deal activity, incumbents
remained on the lookout for young disruptive firms.
The insurance sector witnessed a promising quarter, with
M&A activity continuing unperturbed. The segment
witnessed some big-ticket transactions, as conditions for
deal-making remained ripe. With factors such as US tax
reform, rising interest rates, healthy consumer confidence
and an abundance of capital aiding deal activity,
incumbents remained on the lookout for young disruptive
firms. Although, natural disasters inflicted heavy
underwriting losses for P&C insurance providers, fund flow
instilled optimism in insurance providers. For example,
Hippo, an online home insurance provider raised nearly
$25 million from a host of investors, including Comcast
Ventures. Deals volumes were also supported by new
categories of buyers, such as sovereign wealth funds,
eager to gain from the rise of agile insurance software
solution providers. Incumbents increasingly took the
inorganic route to streamline operations with the objective of
rationalizing costs and focusing exclusively on core
activities. As such, they are leveraging the capital received
from divestitures of unprofitable business divisions to buy
specialized young firms to add value to their enterprises.
Multi-line insurance providers such as AIG have also been
active this quarter. AIG acquired Validus, which enables AIG
to expand its reach in the reinsurance market. Furthermore,
the deal positions the company to cater to the growing
demand for P&C insurance products following the
hurricanes and earthquake in Central and North America
last year.
IBEX Ventures
Improving business environment and need to streamline operations boosting deal activity
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Date Target Acquirer(s) SectorImplied EV
($mm)
3/5/18 P&C Insurance $15,804
2/19/18 Multi-Line Insurance NA
2/21/18 Elkhan Garibli Multi-Line Insurance NA
2/13/18 P&C Insurance NA
2/13/18 Insurance Brokers NA
2/7/18 Insurance Brokers NA
2/7/18 P&C Insurance $22
2/6/18 Insurance Brokers NA
2/2/18 Software Solutions NA
1/22/18 Multi-Line Insurance NA
1/16/18 Insurance Brokers NA
Source: Capital IQ and Media Reports
M&A Transaction Activity Summary
Transaction Profiled
Transaction Profiled
Transaction Profiled
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Source: Capital IQ and Media Reports
M&A Transaction Activity Summary
Date Target Acquirer(s) SectorImplied EV
($mm)
1/11/18 Insurance Brokers NA
1/9/18 Software Solutions NA
1/9/18 Software Solutions NA
1/4/18 Software Solutions NA
1/3/18 P&C Insurance NA
1/3/18 Insurance Brokers NA
1/2/17 Software Solutions NA
12/22/17 Bright Box HK Limited Software Solutions NA
12/21/17 Insurance Brokers NA
12/14/17 Data & Analytics
SolutionsNA
Transaction Profiled
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Target Company Overview
Adaptik Corporation offers P&C insurers a suite of
policy administration and billing capabilities for
commercial, personal, specialty and workers
compensation lines of businesses.
The company was founded in 2000 and is based in
Bethlehem, PA.
Acquisition Details
Sapiens International Corporation N.V. entered into a
definitive agreement to acquire Adaptik for $22 million
on February 7, 2018. Post transaction, Adaptik will
become a wholly owned subsidiary of Sapiens. The
transaction is expected to be completed in early March
2018.
Solutions Offered
Adaptik’s software application suite offers solutions for
policy administration, rating, billing, claims, and product
design. It helps users accomplish critical tasks using
configuration, rather than coding, with an objective of
increasing operational agility and speed-to-market for
their new and existing products, as well as reducing
their cost and risk.
Transaction Rationale
The transaction improves Sapiens’ competitive position
and enables it to increase its market share in North
America by bringing together the strengths of Adaptik’s
line of solutions and Sapiens’ StoneRiver products. The
additional resources provided by Sapiens will allow
Adaptik to continue adding key capabilities as its clients
focus on expanding their digital strategies.
Source: Capital IQ, company websites and press releases
Sapiens acquires Adaptik for $22 million
Key M&A Deal Profiles
Eli Global acquires Finanzen for an undisclosed amount
Target Company Overview
Finanzen Group operates a B2B digital marketplace for
insurance and finance customers. The company
currently serves four European markets – Germany,
France, Switzerland, and the UK.
Finanzen was founded in 2004 and is based in Berlin,
Germany.
Acquisition Details
Eli Global entered into a definitive agreement to acquire
Finanzen from Blackfin Capital Partners and
Finanzen's founders on February 19, 2018. The
transaction, a portion of which is subject to approval
from the Federal Trade Commission and Justice
Department, is expected to close late in 2018.
Services Offered
Finanzen’s platform connects lead generators, such as
online price comparison sites, with lead buyers, such
as independent financial advisors and insurance
agents. The company also acts as an online broker for
certain insurance products.
Transaction Rationale
Finanzen is the first company that Eli has acquired
under its newly-formed insurance services portfolio.
The company plans to substantially grow this portfolio
Technology companies with aggressive global
expansion goals, like Finanzen, fit well. Eli will leverage
its strong global footprint to accelerate Finanzen’s
ambitious national and international growth plans.
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Source: Capital IQ, company websites and press releases
TIA Technology acquires goBundl for an undisclosed amount
QuoteWizard acquires Bantam Connect for an undisclosed amount
Key M&A Deal Profiles (Cont’d.)
Target Company Overview
goBundl ApS operates a machine learning- and
artificial intelligence-driven self-service platform that
allows insurance companies to move more of their
sales online and create a customized and engaging
customer journey. The company was incorporated in
2016 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Acquisition Details
TIA Technology A/S acquired goBundl on February 2,
2018. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Services Offered
goBundl’s platform helps insurers increase their online
sales by enabling users to bundle together and create
their own insurance groups. These groups are
comprised of people who know and care about each
other, such as family, friends or sports clubs. If the
group performs better than what might normally be
expected, its members see some of their money
returned to them at the end of the year.
Transaction Rationale
The incorporation of goBundl technology onto the TIA
platform is part of TIA’s overall ecosystem strategy. It
lets TIA offer one vendor solution for both core and
digital product offerings.
Target Company Overview
Bantam Connect, LLC provides call transfers, inbound
call programs, and real-time insurance leads allowing
consumers to connect with insurance providers. The
company was founded in 2016 and is based in Rancho
Cordova, CA.
Acquisition Details
QuoteWizard.com, LLC acquired Bantam Connect, on
January 11, 2018. As a part of the deal, QuoteWizard
will retain all of Bantam Connect's ongoing call center
operations located in Rancho Cordova.
Solutions Offered
Bantam Connect engages ready-to-purchase insurance
consumers and connects them with carriers and
agencies looking to fulfill their insurance needs.
Combining insurance call transfer specialists with
quoting technologies that accurately match consumer
profiles to available insurance products, Bantam
Connect's solution helps increase agent sales
productivity and consumer satisfaction.
Transaction Rationale
The addition of Bantam allows QuoteWizard to grow
and enhance the technological potential of its call
service, diversify its product offerings, and increase its
customer traffic acquisition capabilities. By combining
Bantam’s Call Products with its Lead and Click
offerings, QuoteWizard is now the only company that
offers a full suite of end-to-end customer acquisition
solutions. The acquisition will allow QuoteWizard to
offer its customers more comparison choices when
using the company’s insurance shopping services.
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Source: Capital IQ, Pitchbook and Media Reports
Financing Transaction Activity Summary
Date Target SectorAmount
($mm)Type Key Investor(s)
2/21/18Data and Analytics
Solutions $10 Series A
2/12/18 Software Solutions $25 Series B
2/1/18 Software Solutions NA Venture
1/31/18 Software Solutions $2 Series B
1/30/18Data and Analytics
Solutions $17 Series B HSB Group
1/25/18 P&C Insurance $2 Seed Undisclosed
1/24/18 P&C Insurance $30 Series B
1/22/18 Insurance Brokers $25 Series B
1/21/18Data and Analytics
Solutions $6 Seed
1/16/18 Multi-Line Insurance $9 Series B
1/10/18 Software Solutions $30 Series B
1/8/18Data and Analytics
Solutions $3 Series B
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Source: Capital IQ, Pitchbook and Media Reports
Financing Transaction Activity Summary
Date Target SectorAmount
($mm)Type Key Investor(s)
1/8/18 Software Solutions $8 Series A
1/5/18 Software Solutions $2 Seed
1/3/18 P&C Insurance $500 Venture
12/22/17 P&C Insurance $6 Growth
12/20/17 Insurance Brokers NA NA
12/19/17 Software Solutions $120 Series C
12/19/17 Software Solutions $107 NA
12/18/17 Insurance Brokers$6
Series A Undisclosed
12/18/17Data Analytics
Solutions NA Series A
12/12/17 Software Solutions $18 Series A
12/11/17 Software Solutions $75 NA
12/7/17
.
Software Solutions NA Venture
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Source: Capital IQ, company websites and press releases
Ladder raised $30 million from new investor RRE Ventures
Key Financing Deal Profiles
Nexar raised $30 million from Ibex Investors
Target Company Overview
Nexar Ltd., a developer of a mobile application named
Dashcam, offers insights and alerts about surrounding
cars and enables users to provide feedback and alerts to
other drivers on the road. The company was founded in
2015 and is based in San Francisco, California.
Acquisition Details
Nexar Ltd. announced on January 24, 2018, that it has
received $30 million in a series B funding round led by
new investor Ibex Investors. The transaction closed on
the same date. Alibaba Capital Partners, GE Ventures,
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, Mosaic
Ventures I, L.P., and Tusk Venture Partners I LP also
participated in this round.
Services Offered
Nexar’s AI-based mobile application records the road
while driving, detects and records all events associated
with an accident and uploads this data to the cloud.
Using this information, the company prepares data
reports on city traffic flows and road defects for smart
city projects.
Nexar also improves claims and underwriting processes
for insurance companies by providing video-based
telematics scores and ride-playbacks to them.
Transaction Rationale
Nexar intends to use the proceeds for its AI-based road
safety mobile app and to grow its network by signing
partnerships with more insurers, cities and automakers.
The company’s aim is to reduce or eliminate the number
of car crashes in future.
Target Company Overview
Ladder Financial offers life insurance and third party
administrator services through its website. The company
has partnered with Fidelity Security Life Insurance
Company to issue LadderLife policies. These policies
are reinsured by Hannover Life Reassurance Company
of America. The company was founded in 2015 and is
based in Palo Alto, California.
Acquisition Details
Ladder Financial announced on January 10, 2018, that it
received $30 million in a series B funding round led by
new investor RRE Ventures LLC. The transaction
involved participation from another new investor
Thomvest Ventures and existing investors Nyca
Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, and Canaan
Partners. The transaction closed on the same date.
Services Offered
Ladder provides affordable and flexible life insurance
policies to individuals with no transaction fees. The price
of the insurance policy is locked and doesn’t change with
the age or health of the person. Ladder doesn’t involve
insurance brokers and provides policy cancellation to
customers with a full money back guarantee within 30
days.
Transaction Rationale
Ladder Financial intends to use the proceeds from the
funding to develop its platform capabilities and expand
its marketing initiatives nationwide. The company has
also announced plans to make its digital life insurance
offering available to partners via the Ladder API.
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IPO Activity Summary
Source: Capital IQ and Pitchbook
Market data as of March 2, 2018
Company IPO DateAmount
Raised ($mm)
IPO
Price
Current
Market Price
Total
Return
9/27/17 $1,1524 $7.65 $8.79 15%
6/9/16 $1,153 $22.09 $43.47 97%
7/6/15 $127 $14.00 $55.35 295%
1/15/15 $116 $14.00 $0.04 (100%)
7/17/14 $71 $10.00 $31.59 216%
3/26/14 $240 $16.00 $46.85 193%
9/17/13 $131 $26.50 $24.15 (9%)
6/24/13 $199 $1.71 $0.92 (46%)
1/24/12 $115 $13.00 $82.97 538%
2/10/10 $150 $15.00 $13.09 (13%)
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Select Wall Street Research Updates and Commentary
Update from D.A. Davidson, February 2018
While insurance companies are traditionally more conservative with IT deployment decisions
and the company viewed data residency concerns as holding back cloud adoption, Guidewire
saw an inflection in demand for cloud solutions. In addition, Guidewire’s InsuranceSuite core had
been deployed in the cloud for roughly twenty insurers through third-party SIs (systems integrators). As
a result, Guidewire developed a cloud offering called InsuranceSuite Cloud, beginning with its first
InsuranceSuite Cloud customer, MetLife (MET). After publicly announcing MetLife last year, Guidewire
began to sell InsuranceSuite Cloud and has seen a big uptick in demand for the product, expecting
cloud to represent 30%-40% of new sales in FY18, up from 6% in FY17.
Update from Raymond James, February 2018
We are reiterating our Outperform rating on Marsh & McLennan. Marsh & McLennan is leveraged to the
GDP growth in the regions in which it operates. Additionally, we believe the company’s growing
presence in the middle markets, coupled with an improving global economy, could position the
company to report organic growth at the high end of the 3-5% average over the last eight years.
Finally, Marsh & McLennan has an active capital management program, including at least $2.5 billion to
be deployed in 2018, which provides some support to the current stock price.
Update from Investec, February 2018
…the multi-year CAPEX-led platform build now shifts to focus on mid-term growth delivery. This implies
near-term OPEX and disruption in FY18, but MONY looks well placed in the still-growing PCW
market given scale, vertical spread and superior unit economics, with MoneySavingExpert a
strong differentiator in a homogeneous price comparison industry…MONY gave comfort that the
new platform is fit for purpose with a scalable cloud-based infrastructure, single customer view
and analytics, aggregation engine, APIs etc. From this base (13.2m active users – a new KPI), the
focus shifts to optimising customer experience and mobile. Incremental OPEX is £5m and £6-9m
exceptional cost, offset by £5m less CAPEX.
Update from Investec, February 2018
Germany Elsevier/STM questions dominate, but we see the new Deal consortium as one of many
subscription renegotiations amongst its 5000 customers (renegotiating constantly). RELX suggests new
consortiums take time to finalise initial deals given numerous different demands and agendas. RELX
has dealt with over 170 new consortiums in the last 15-20 years, some ‘noisy’ and hostile
initially, and delivered deals and growth by adapting the service offer with open access part
integrated if/as required (open access is growing double digit with market share doubled over 4
years).
Update from RBC Capital Markets, February 2018
The company continues to generate substantial new flows from pension risk transfer which
could well continue given recently announced difficulties by a key competitor (MetLife). We likewise
believe that control problems Met faced are likely to be specific to Met and Prudential won’t be facing
similar charges.
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Appendix – Coverage Universe Components
The coverage universe for various sectors is as follows:
1 Payments:ADS, FLT, ENXTPA:EDEN, WEX, FIS, FISV, JKHY, ACIW, EPAY, V, MA, AXP, PYPL, SHOP, ENXTAM:GTO, DBD, CATM,
MB, EVRI, PMTS, BOVESPA:CIEL3, FDC, GPN, TSS, VNTV, SQ, LSE:WPG, XTRA:WDI, ENXTPA:WLN, DLX, LSE:PAYS,
TSE:3769, QIWI, EVTC, LSE:PAY, UEPS, NEWT, JTPY, ENXTPA:ING, NCR, SZSE:002152, PAY, SEHK:327, AIM:SCH,
PAR, WU, EEFT, HAWK, GDOT, MGI, ASX:OFX, PLPM
2 Bank Technology
Solutions:FIS, FISV, JKHY, SWX:TEMN, BSE:532466, TSE:6457, QTWO, SGX:5CP, EPAY, OTCPK:CSVI, BSE:538835, SWX:CLXN,
AIM:MONI, LSE:EXPN, EFX, TRU, OM:IJ, FICO, FNF, ZG, CSGP, ELLI, CLGX, BKFS, LSE:ZPG, STC, TSX:REAL, ASPS,
REIS, ENXTAM:WKL, PEGA, DNB, ENXTPA:SOP, WSE:ACP, MITK, AIM:SQS, NTWK, INTC, IBM, AXP, PYPL, FDC
3 Specialty Finance /
Alternative Lending:NAVI, NNI, PRAA, ECPG, PRGX, PFMT, ASFI, CIT, CACC, NEWS, MRLN, TSX:CHW, ASX:ZML, CPSS, COF, SYF, DFS,
SLM, LSE:PFG, SC, OMF, FCFS, AAN, LSE:TCS, SGBK, WRLD, LSE:IPF, TBBK, EZPW, RM, OB:MONO-ME, ATLC, URI,
AL, TSX:EFN, TGH, RCII, ASX:FXL, CAI, FLY, NSM, CASH, PHH, PFSI, OCN, WAC, LC, TREE, YRD, DB:FRU, ENVA,
XRF, ELVT, ONDK, DB:MBC
4 Securities:BGCP, LSE:NXG, LSE:IGG, IBKR, ENXTAM:FLOW, KCG, VIRT, ITG, ENXTPA:VIL, INTL, SWX:CFT, BMV:FINAMEX O,
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SCHW, AMTD, ETFC, MKTX, TSE:8628, AIM:PLUS, TSE:8698, YIN, LSE:CMCX, SWX:SQN, GCAP, GLBR, STT, BR, SEIC,
ASX:CPU, DST, LPLA, LSE:TCAP, FNGN, ENV, LSE:SNN, ASX:BVS, ENXTAM:KA, SSNC, CPSE:SIM, LSE:ALFA,
ASX:IRE, LSE:FDSA, AIM:FDP, ENXTPA:LIN, AIM:SOG
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ENXTPA:CS, AIG, SWX:ZURN, ALL, AFG, GNW, LSE:MONY, RATE, EHTH, ASX:ISU, QNST, CB, TRV, PGR, HIG, CINF,
LSE:RSA, THG, MCY, SIGI, EIG, STFC, MKL, WRB, AIZ, AWH, PRA, AFSI, RLI, AGII, OB, NAVG, AMSF, GBLI, GWRE,
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7 Financial Management
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PAYX, WDAY, ULTI, HRB, PAYC, WAGE, PCTY, CSOD, NSP, LSE:HRG
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VERI, DWCH, GOOGL, MSFT, AMZN, KOSE:A005930, T, CMCS.A, VZ, QCOM, TMUS, HLSE:NOKIA, S, GRMN, LOGM,
SLAB, IDCC, AMBA, GLOB, FIT, CTRL, GE, INTC, CSCO, DB:SIE, HON, TXN, TSE:6501, HPE, SWKS, RHT, ARW, PTC,
ZBRA, CY, IRDM, TSX:SW, ORBC, CAMP, SSNI, IBM, LSE:REL, EFX, NLSN, VRSK, IT, TRU, DNB, TDC, CLGX, VRNT,
ACXM, FORR, TSX:AIM, MATR
9 Healthcare Tech:
INOV, OMCL, VCRA, TRHC, STRM, CERN, DB:COP, MDRX, EVH, QSII, HSTM, AIM:EMIS, CPSI, COTV, HMSY, ATHN,
AIM:CRW, RCM, SREV, UNH, AET, ANTM, HUM, CNC, WCG, NUAN, MMS, MOH, MGLN, GTS, HIIQ
DISCLAIMER
The principals of Evolve Capital Partners are registered representatives of BA Securities,
LLC Member FINRA SIPC, located at Four Tower Bridge, 200 Barr Harbor Drive, Suite 400
W. Conshohocken, PA 19428. Evolve Capital Partners and BA securities, LLC are
unaffiliated entities. All investment banking services are offered through BA Securities, LLC,
Member FINRA SIPC. This presentation is for informational purposes only and does not
constitute an offer, invitation or recommendation to buy, sell, subscribe for or issue any
securities or a solicitation of any such offer or invitation and shall not form the basis of any
contract with BA Securities, LLC.
The information in this presentation is based upon Evolve Capital Partners estimates and
reflects prevailing conditions and our views as of this date, all of which are accordingly
subject to change. In preparing this presentation, we have relied upon and assumed,
without independent verification, the accuracy and completeness of information available
from public sources. In addition, our analyses are not and do not purport to be appraisals of
the assets, stock, or business of the Company or any other entity. Neither BA Securities,
LLC nor Evolve Capital Partners makes any representations as to the actual value which
may be received in connection with a transaction nor the legal, tax or accounting effects of
consummating a transaction. BA Securities, LLC and Evolve Capital Partners do not render
legal or tax advice, and the information contained in this communication should not be
regarded as such.
The information in this presentation does not take into account the effects of a possible
transaction or transactions involving an actual or potential change of control, which may
have significant valuation and other effects.
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KEY SENIOR PROFESSIONAL
Alexander Koles
Founder, CEO, Managing Director
Mr. Koles has over 14 years of financial
advisory experience including advising
middle-market and multinational firms on
merger and acquisition strategies and
execution, restructurings and capital
raises. Prior to founding Evolve Capital
Partners, he worked at a number of
leading investment banks in leadership
roles focused on restructuring
transactions. He started his career at
Merrill Lynch as an investment banker in
the corporate finance group.
CONTACT
Evolve Capital Partners
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New York, NY 10019
T: (646) 688-2792
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